Claira Janover, the Harvard University graduate who was fired for her TikTok “stab threat” received an outpouring of sympathy —and money from netizens on Thursday. As of press time, her GoFundMe page has raised $7,300 out of its $10,000 goal and the cash is coming in really fast.
Janover was as an “incoming government and public business service analyst” at the U.K.-based accounting firm Deloitte, but was axed after her controversial TikTok video went viral.
“The next person who had the sheer nerve, the sheer entitled caucasity, to say ‘All Lives Matter,’ I’ma stab you. I’ma stab you, and while you’re struggling and bleeding out, I’ma show you my paper cut and say, ‘My cut matters too,’” Janover said.
She posted a new video on Wednesday to say, “The job that I worked really hard to get and meant a lot to me has called me and fired me because of everything.”
Moreover, Janover she has received numerous death and rape threats. She also blamed Trump supporters for taking her job away from her.
“I know this is what Trump supporters wanted because standing up for Black Lives Matter put me in a place online to be seen by millions of people,” the government and psychology graduate said.
“All lives matter, races, Trump supporters. It sucks but it doesn’t suck as much as systemic racism.I’m not going to stop using my platform to advocate for it. I’m sorry Deloitte that you can’t see that. That you were cowardice [sic] enough to fight somebody who’s going to make an indelible change in the world and is going to have an impact,” Janover recorded.
Her friends, who organized the GoFundMe page, said Janover is now unemployed and at great financial and physical risk. They appealed to netizens to ask Twitter to take down her death threats and to condemn Deloitte for its decision to fire her.
Janover’s GoFundMe target was initially set at $4,000 but has been quickly raised to $10,000 after more than 250 people responded to her appeal for help.